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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
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When a compatible donor is found, track-star Katie O'Roark undergoes transplant surgery to receive a new heart. And although she feels fortunate to have gotten this anonymous gift of life, Katie wonders if she will ever be strong enough--physically and emotionally--to become a winner again. You don't know me, but I know about you. I can't make you live longer, I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me. Katie...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"This book is a valuable resource for teenagers who may be experiencing grief due to the loss of a friend or family member. It provides insights to help them understand what they are going through and includes tips and resources from both experts and young adults on how to cope with their grief"--
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English
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Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death offers coping strategies, expert advice, useful resources, and valuable insight from other young adults, providing support to those struggling with the death of one or both of their parents.
5) Blood sport
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Language
English
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"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Jason is determined to find out the truth about his sisters death."--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
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Dawn is almost 16, she's been in remission for over a year after her bone marrow transplant. All she wants it to have a normal life, as though the cancer hadn't happened. But, she can't; the experiences she's gone through, and the friends she's lost are a part of who she is. And that person is someone who can help others.
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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"Regine Stokke began to blog about her day-to-day life shortly after she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008. Regine's stated purpose with her posts was to give people a sense of "what it's like to live with" such a serious illness, and her blog became an almost instant classic. It was first adapted into book form in 2010, and became a best seller in Norway. Regine was also a very gifted photographer, and had her photos exhibited at both the 2009...
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English
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After the Crystal Lake Massacres, Jason is pronounced dead and taken to the hospital morgue, where he is mysteriously revived, allowing his diabolical killing spree to continue at the camp where the gruesome slaughtering began. But this time, in addition to terrified teenagers, he meets a young boy named Tommy Jarvis who has a special talent for horror masks and makeup, leading up to a horrifying, bloody battle that will keep you on the edge of your...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Author Erin Vincent describes her life after her parents were both killed in a car accident, leaving her parentless at the age of fourteen with a seventeen-year-old sister and a three-year-old brother; and gives a description of the stages of grief she experienced.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
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Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words-and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet François Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief.
13) Grieving for the sibling you lost: a teen's guide to coping with grief & finding meaning after loss
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English
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"If you've lost a sibling, you feel sad, confused, or even angry. For the first time, a psychotherapist specializing in teen and adolescent bereavement offers a compassionate guide to help you discover your unique coping style, deal with overwhelming emotions, and find constructive ways to manage this profound loss so you can move forward in a meaningful and healthy way. Losing a loved one-at any age-is devastating. But if you're a teen who has lost...
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English
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Freddy homicidally haunts the sleep of Elm Street teens. Nancy is one of those teens having nightmares about the frightening, badly-scarred figure who wears a glove with razor-sharp 'finger knives.' She quickly discovers that her friends are having similar dreams. When the teens begin to die, Nancy realizes that she will have to stay awake in order to survive. Uncovering Freddy's secret identity and his connection to the teens, Nancy plots to draw...
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Dawn Rochelle novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Description
At thirteen Dawn Rochelle is diagnosed with leukemia. She thought that thirteen is supposed to be a great age--dances, cheerleading, boys--she never thought it would also include cancer. She's facing the toughest fight of her life--a fight she has to win.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Deanne is not cut out to be the socialite her mother wants her to be. Instead she becomes a VolunTeen at the children's hospital where her father works, eventually working on the oncology floor, helping kids with cancer deal with their illness. But when one of her patients dies, can she continue?
17) The unfortunates
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After a fatal accident, 17-year-old Grant Tavish escapes punishment due to his senator father's connections. Grant plans to give himself justice by staging an accident during a caving trip and never returning. But the cave collapses, trapping him miles beneath the surface with four other teens. As they struggle to survive, they realize something else is with them.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age and can spark feelings that range from sadness to guilt to anxiety. Teenagers especially need help coping with grief and loss. This sensitive book answers questions grieving teens often have, like "How should I be acting?" "How long will this last?" and "What if I can't handle my grief on my own?" The book also addresses the complicated emotions that can accompany the death of an acquaintance,...
20) Stay alive
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
After their friend is brutally murdered, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called "Stay Alive." The game is based on a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman who was known as the Blood Countess. Knowing that they should not play with the game, the friends play anyway and realize that once they die in the game, they die for real. As their numbers begin dropping and as they begin dying in the ways they...
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